Sun, 30 April 2006
Sun, Apr 30 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #356 Funny tales of First Love and Romance are in the Basement this week -- beginning with George Randolph Chester's delightful romp from sometime between 1905 and 1915 -- 'Especially Men.' Time: approx forty-one and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 29 April 2006
Sat, Apr 29 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #355 George Ade tells a sad story from 1899, 'The Fable of the Slim Girl Who Tried to Keep a Date That Was Never Made.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Fri, 28 April 2006
Fri, Apr 28 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #354 George Ade tells us about two sisters, one hard-working, and the other lazy, who had very different ambitions in the Land of Opportunity (Chicago) in 'The Fable of Sister Mae, Who Did as Well as Could Be Expected' from 1899.  Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Thu, 27 April 2006
Thu, Apr 27 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #353 Thomas Bailey Aldrich discovers that odd names on one side of the Atlantic may be ordinary on the other -- and vice versa, in the 1903 tale 'Fleabody and Other Queer Names.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Wed, 26 April 2006
Wed, Apr 26 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #352 Thomas Bailey Aldrich explains how sometimes authors are not the clever, scintillating wits they appear to be on paper when you meet them in person, in the 1903 essay, 'Writers and Talkers.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Tue, 25 April 2006
Tue, Apr 25 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #351 Thomas Bailey Aldrich throws a wild tale from his youth at us in the 1870 story 'One Memorable Night.' 
Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Mon, 24 April 2006
Mon, Apr 24 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #350 Thomas Bailey Aldrich's 'The Autograph Hunter' gives us the straight scoop on starry-eyed collectors of literary ephemera from back in 1903.  Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sun, 23 April 2006
Sun, Apr 23 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #349 Thomas Bailey Aldrich wrote literate poetry, serious novels, critical articles, and oblique humor from the 1870s up until his death in 1907. His 1903 piece 'On A Certain Affectation' explores a curious quirk of sensitive Modern Young People. It's pretty funny. Time: approx five and a half minutes Time: approx Four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html |
Sat, 22 April 2006
Sat, Apr 22 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #348 George Ade sends us along on a slight errand, in the 1901 tale 'The Fable of The Brotherhood of States & The Wife Who Was Responsible for the Jubilee.' Time: approx four and a half minutes Time: approx Four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
Fri, 21 April 2006
Fri, Apr 21 2006
Mister Ron's Basement #347 George Ade explains the social ramifications of learning a popular skill in 'The Fable of the Girl Who Wanted to Warm Up When It Was Too Late' from 1904. Time: approx Four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html |
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